Senior Manager, Impact and Measurement NGO Job Palladium International

About Palladium:

Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

The Senior Manager, Impact and Measurement will lead all efforts related to collecting and analyzing the data that will ultimately determine the impact of USAID’s intervention to facilitate significant and new investment. S/he will be responsible for tracking and aggregating all project data to support the team in evaluating the project’s progress. This person will be a critical leader to establish and foster a results-oriented and data fluent technical team with a learning mindset.

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Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead management of the project’s AMELP, which includes the knowledge management and learning plan
• Lead the finalization of the AMELP and QASP and/or other required MEL deliverables
• Lead the technical teams in collecting, aggregating, and analyzing baseline data in the first several months of the project, which may necessitate staff training and capacity building in MEL
• Design and plan for evaluations, studies and assessments, ensuring there are adequate financial resources
• Spearhead and coordinate Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) efforts throughout the life of the project to review and encourage use of data so that all technical team members can make informed resource decisions and pivot activities as needed
• Support the review and completion process for all project deliverables
• Ensure impeccable MEL files are maintained and substantiating information on data reported to USAID on the project’s shared drive that can be easily accessible by project team members and available for project auditors (i.e. accurate, updated, etc.)
• Ensure MEL information is maintained and disseminated in accordance with the Kenya Data Protection Act, Palladium information security policies and USAID policies on Personally Identifiable Information
• Conduct and support regular Data Quality Assessments
• Coordinate collection and compilation of information on quarterly, annual and life of project indicators and outputs from team leaders, and progress toward planned activities
• Finalize and continuously update progress against the project’s AMELP and maintain all files related to substantiating progress against AMELP performance indicators
• Respond to requests for information on the project and on project performance as needed
• Work proactively with the communications team to align MEL outputs with the communications strategy of the project
• Work closely with technical unit heads to track investment portfolio information and progress
• Maintain the project’s MEL database/Information Management System and implement upgrades or changes as required

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Position Requirements:

• Master’s degree or higher in business administration, international development, economics, statistics, or a related field
• Minimum seven years of professional experience in performance monitoring and/or evaluation role within an international development organization.
• Experience designing and overseeing MEL data collection and reporting for economic growth/financing projects preferred.
• USAID or other international donor experience required
• Demonstrated ability to implement, operationalize, and manage information collection and assessment systems
• Demonstrated ability to create and manage information databases using appropriate software applications
• Demonstrated ability to introduce tools, processes, and systems to cultivate an evidence-based learning culture
• Ability to work in a team environment and work with and train non-direct reports to implement initiatives
• Strong writing, reporting, and presentational skills

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